Thursday, September 16, 2027, cyclone Vanessa,
swept and sowed ruin, from the West Indies
to the Florida coastline. Authorities receive live
information, and marshal resources for intervention,
but they would have never been able
to cope with all the different hazards at the
same time if there weren’t an algae power
plant, located at an altitude of 475 km, providing
10 minutes of electrical energy every
100 minutes, to 5 airplane transported terrestrial
stations.
Sun is the primary source of energy on Earth
and in space. For a million years, nature
has learned to gather energy from its star.
By ways of photosynthesis, plants know how
to process air in order to produce oxygen,
and use light to reproduce and to be seen.
Following this example, and inspired by the
algae photobioreactors functioning in France,
in the United States, or on the facade of the
algae house in Hamburg, we’ve designed a
solar power station that uses eukaryotic microalgae
to produce electrical energy, oxygen and
hydrogen.
Launched from a rocket, this bio-morphologic
architecture opens up in space like a fl ower
while reaching its orbit. We’ve named it SOLAR
SPORE.
Now, from its orbit, the algae cultivation can
fi nally start, and produce the fi rst microalgae
within a few days. A biological link is created
between the astronauts who produce CO2
and human waste, and these microorganisms
that recycle the wastes to produce oxygen
and energy. A symbiosis between the algaculture
and the crew is perpetuated in this
vegetal bio-complex.
Beyond the astronauts’ experience of permanent
life in “earth gravity”, SOLAR SPORE,
thanks to a propulsion capable of changing its orbit
and a directional laser, can provide energy
everywhere on Earth with minimal ground
equipment, thus saving the lives of up to
10,000 homes.